Electricity Sector Liberalization in Egypt: Features, Challenges and Opportunities for Market Integration

Principal Fellow- Utilities & Renewables Prior to joining KAPSARC, Shahid was an associate director at TERI, an independent research institution working in the areas of…

Prior to joining KAPSARC, Shahid was an associate director at TERI, an independent research institution working in the areas of energy, environment and sustainable development. As part of his managerial responsibilities, he was responsible for defining, providing direction, implementing research agenda. he has immensely enjoyed working in a team, guiding and mentoring fellow colleagues. As an energy specialist with research and consulting experience, Shahid has worked on various aspects of electricity market reforms covering a range of issues around energy-economics, energy-policy/regulation, energy-markets, energy-sustainability, pricing, DSM especially related to the electricity industry in India and abroad. He has interacted widely with policymakers, regulators, utilities (public and private), multi-lateral & bi-lateral organizations, and international research institutions. He also contributed to a number of government reports aimed to facilitate transition of the energy sector. Representation as energy sector specialist in a number of national and international expert groups/task forces etc.

Expertise

• Energy policies/regulations
• Markets and transitions

Former Senior Research Associate Turki Al-Aqeel was a Senior Research Associate at KAPSARC. He has also worked in many national and multinational firms in…

Turki Al-Aqeel was a Senior Research Associate at KAPSARC. He has also worked in many national and multinational firms in Saudi Arabia and the United States in policy-related research, economic and market analysis, and electric power systems. His professional experience includes ABB, Woodward, Colorado Concept Coatings, and the Advanced Power Engineering Laboratory. Al-Aqeel holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, master’s degree in Business Administration from Colorado State University, and Graduate Certificates in Power and Energy, and Finance. Al-Aqeel is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Certified Modular Advanced Control (MACH2) Engineer for Flexible AC Transmission Systems. He has published several journal articles and conference proceedings in peer-reviewed journals and events and is a reviewer in several journals and conferences and a member of local and international committees.

Professor of Energy Engineering at Zagazig University He is a consultant at the World Bank, European Commission, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Common Market for Eastern…

He is a consultant at the World Bank, European Commission, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. He has previously served as the Executive Chairman of EgyptERA (2006-2015) and President of the Association of Mediterranean Regulators for Electricity and Gas (2014-2016). He has provided technical support in the areas of regulations, restructuring, renewable energy and energy efficiency to many countries, including Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Zanzibar, Djibouti and Mongolia.